After cooking the potatoes, Shen Zhiyao gave them a taste to everyone.
Then, she added: "I'll do some research on how to eat these potatoes."
So, Shen Zhiyao made a variety of mashed potatoes, fried shredded potatoes, French fries, crispy potatoes, mace potatoes, spicy potato chips, etc. at once and had a great time.
There were not many potatoes. After Shen Zhiyao ate them happily, he kept some to see if they could be planted.
Just when she was planning to plant potatoes, she received the news that Pei Lingxuan and Yue Xiuyu's wedding date had been set.
"September 20 is only a few months away."
She had to think about what to give Pei Lingxuan to add makeup.
"Yes, I will have less time to go out. My mother keeps me at home and requires me to learn the skills of running a house." Pei Lingxuan understood her mother's intentions and was willing to learn.
However, she doesn’t know when she will finish writing her next storybook.
"Do you already have an idea for the next storybook?"
After hearing Pei Lingxuan talk about her thoughts, Shen Zhiyao asked curiously.
Pei Lingxuan nodded: "I have already thought of what story to write."
"It's okay. Don't worry about it being too late to tell a good story. Just wait until you are busy with your wedding and then write it out."
"That's all it can do."
The last storybook Pei Lingxuan wrote sold well, which kept her passionate about writing storybooks.
After chatting with Shen Zhiyao for a while, Pei Lingxuan left.
When she left, she saw Shu Yingran coming to Shen Zhiyao's village with a few things that looked like stools but not like stools.
The two greeted each other and then turned around, one facing in and the other facing out.
"County Lord, what do you think of this thing?"
After Shu Yingran saw Shen Zhiyao, he put the stool in his hand in front of her.
It is shaped like a boat, with a smooth bottom and upturned heads and tails.
Isn't this a Yangma?
Shen Zhiyao recognized this stool when he saw it.
But she pretended not to know and asked, "Is this a stool? Or does it have any purpose?"
"County Lord, have you started planting rice in the fields on your village?" Shu Yingran asked first.
Seeing Shen Zhiyao nodding, he continued: "This is the stool for people to sit on when planting rice seedlings."
"Two days ago, I saw farmers planting rice in the field. They had to bend their backs from time to time and were very tired. I had an idea and made this kind of stool."
"Look, you can put the rice seedlings here like the bow of a boat, sit on it, push off your feet, and glide out. You can glide while planting the rice seedlings. This way, the rice planting is not only faster, but also less tiring."
Shu Yingran is indeed talented in this area.
Yangma seems simple, but who would think of it?
"It's a good thing. Mr. Shu, you brought it here because you want to try it on my Zhuangzi?"
Shu Yingran nodded.
Shen Zhiyao took him to the rice field.
Then, under Shu Yingran's explanation, Mao Dazhuang and the others used Yangma.
"My boss, Mr. Shu, this stool is so easy to use. In such a short time, I have almost done it four times, and I am not tired at all."
Mao Dazhuang felt the convenience brought by the rice seedlings, and couldn't help but happily planted a few more rows of rice seedlings in one go.
"Haha, it's like riding a horse."
He Wang and Luo Quan also slid their horses quickly.
"Horse riding? It does look like it." Shu Yingran's eyes lit up when he heard what they said: "I didn't know what to name this stool at first. Since it looks like riding a horse and it is prepared for rice transplanting, why not call it rice horse."
As he finished speaking, he felt more and more that the name Yangma was very appropriate.
"Very consistent." Shen Zhiyao nodded.
"Master Shu, why did you bring the rice horse to my village to test?"
When Mao Dazhuang and the three of them were using the rice-seeding horses to compete to see who could plant rice faster, Shen Zhiyao asked the question that he had thought of before.
Doesn't Shu Yingran's family have hundreds of acres of land?
Shu Yingran said sheepishly: "My parents have longed for me to pass the exam, and it's only a few months until Qiuwei. If my parents knew that I was still doing this, it would be considered as something dishonest to them. I will definitely have no good fruit to eat."
"Can you trouble the county boss to promote this rice horse? Needless to say, I did it."
"Why don't you go find Magistrate Gan? With his status as Magistrate Gan and his love for the people, I believe this rice horse will soon appear in the hands of the people."
Shen Zhiyao gave him advice and said that he could be allowed to see Magistrate Gan.
Shu Yingran thought for a while and agreed.
After Shu Yingran negotiated the matter of Yangma with Gan County magistrate, he concentrated on preparing for autumn.
Autumn is around August 15th.
At the end of July, Shen Zhiyao learned from Lin Suxin that Lin Jinglan, who had gone out to study, was back, and he was also back to prepare for the provincial examination.
The provincial examination is held in Yunluo Prefecture and takes nine days in total.
About a month after the provincial examination, the list will be released.
After the provincial examination was over and the announcement of the results was approaching, everyone was surprised to see that Lin Suxin was not nervous or worried at all.
Lin Suxin: "It doesn't matter whether Jinglan passes the exam or not."
She believed in her son's ability, and there would be no problem if he passed the exam, but even if he failed, it didn't matter to her.
She was very calm.
So, naturally I am not nervous anymore.
But when the good news came from the messenger, Lin Suxin couldn't help but be overjoyed when she learned that Lin Jinglan had become the candidate for this provincial examination, and rewarded the messenger with a lot of money.
Lin Jinglan met Xie Yuan, and Shu Yingran stepped onto the list at the end of the crane and became a successful candidate.
A few days after the news about the two of them came, it was Pei Lingxuan's wedding day.
Shen Zhiyao went to Pei Mansion early in the morning to add makeup to Pei Lingxuan, and together with Pei Lingxuan's other little sisters, was responsible for blocking the door.
The few of them made things difficult for Yue Xiuyu. After the excitement, Yue Xiuyu picked up Pei Lingxuan. They finished eating in Pei's house and then gradually left.
years later.
Lin Jinglan arrived in the capital a few days before the examination.
When he arrived in the capital, he did not go out to socialize or participate in some poetry gatherings like some students. He only waited for the examination to begin and went straight to the examination room.
In Tongfang County, Shen Zhiyao had no idea about the general examination. It was not until the news came that Lin Jinglan won the first prize that she knew from the busy days that the general examination and the palace examination were over.
Nearly a month later, Lin Jinglan returned from the capital.
After he came back, he told Lin Suxin that he was the son of the late emperor, and Emperor Zhaoxing had also verified his identity.
She also explained to Lin Suxin why the late emperor did not come to see her as promised.
"I didn't expect it to be like this." Lin Suxin looked a little dazed.
It turned out that the late emperor met Lin Suxin during a private visit incognito, and they fell in love with each other.
By chance, the two had a relationship.
The late emperor said that he would marry her, but did not identify himself. He only wanted to go home to deal with some matters and then came to pick her up.
But once it’s gone, it’s gone forever.
Lin Suxin thought that the late emperor had lied to her. When she was sad, she found out that she was pregnant. She thought about aborting the child.
But her body didn't allow it, and if it aborted, she would almost die.
So, she decided to give birth to the child.
Later, with the birth of Lin Jinglan, Lin Suxin devoted her whole heart to Lin Jinglan, and gradually put the late emperor behind her and forgot about him.
Now we know that the late emperor died within a few days after he returned to the palace.
From the time the late emperor ascended the throne to his death, it was only a short period of one year.
The late emperor left no heirs. After his death, his compatriot brother, Emperor Zhaoxing, ascended the throne.
When the late emperor paid a private visit incognito, General Xiao was the only one with him.
After the late emperor passed away and Emperor Zhaoxing ascended the throne, General Xiao was sent to the battlefield. After a while, General Xiao, a big boss, forgot to tell Lin Suxin about this, so Lin Suxin thought that the late emperor had abandoned her.
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this day.
Shen Zhiyao met Lin Jinglan and Lin Suxin, who came to say goodbye to Shen Zhiyao.
Shen Zhiyao had already prepared in his heart. Mr. Lin won the first prize and was going to enter the Hanlin Academy. He would stay in the capital for a long time and would definitely not leave Aunt Lin here alone.
When saying goodbye to the two of them, Shen Zhiyao saw that Lin Suxin seemed to be hesitant to speak, but in the end she said nothing and only asked Shen Zhiyao to take care of herself.
As soon as Lin Suxin left, Shen Zhiyao hired new people to look after the vegetable shop with Shen Shuisheng.
Then, she continued to go about her own business.
Today, her number of shops on the wharf has increased to six.
Except for the first three stores, she used one of the other three stores to sell rice noodles and pasta, one to sell fried chicken burgers, and the remaining one to sell various snacks.
There are baked biscuits, pork jerky, peanut crisps, rice krispie treats and more.
More and more people from the capital of Yunluo Prefecture or other prefectures and counties like to go to the Tongfang County Pier.
"I heard that the new number one scholar is actually the son of the late emperor, and he is now named Prince Rui."
"The top scholar in the new subject? Isn't that the student Lin from our Tongfang County?"
"That's right, it's Mr. Lin. I didn't expect that a prince would come out of our Tongfang County."
The diners chatted with each other about the information they had heard recently.
This incident surprised almost everyone who knew Lin Jinglan in Tongfang County.
Pei Lingxuan came to see Shen Zhiyao and talked about the matter after talking about the idea of her new dialect book.
"Zhiyao, why do you think it's so magical? The person I know next to me is actually the prince of the dynasty. I don't even dare to write this in my script."
Pei Lingxuan still feels a little dreamy.
However, she and Shen Zhiyao didn't chat for long on this topic. After talking for a while, Pei Lingxuan took out a pineapple from the box she was carrying.
"My father's caravan brought this back. It's called a pineapple. Is it a novelty?"
"But I tasted it and it tasted a bit sour and numbing."
Pei Lingxuan frowned when she thought of the bitter taste of pineapple.
Shen Zhiyao took the pineapple and said with a smile, "It's okay. I'll do some research and maybe I can make this pineapple taste better."
The next day, Shen Zhiyao gave Pei Lingxuan a taste of the pineapple she had soaked in salt water.
Pei Lingxuan: "I immediately told my father to ask his caravan to buy more!"
As a result, Shen Zhiyao's restaurant added a delicacy - pineapple rice.
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Beijing.
Prince Rui has recognized his ancestor and returned to the clan for several months. In the royal study, Emperor Zhaoxing was a little upset thinking about the recent urgings of the Queen Mother.
He rubbed the ring on his thumb, and after a while, he seemed to be talking to himself:
"Tell me, which family's lady is worthy of Prince Rui?"
The great eunuch stood quietly behind Emperor Zhaoxing, his eyes lowered like a wooden figure.
I don't know how long it took, but Emperor Zhaoxing suddenly thought of what a minister reported to the court today. His eyes lit up and he made an instant decision.
He asked the chief eunuch a name, then asked the chief eunuch to prepare pen and ink, and quickly issued two imperial edicts.
Prince Rui's Mansion.
"master."
Rufeng came from outside the door and entered the study.
Lin Jinglan stopped writing: "What did you find out?"
Rufeng walked up to him and lowered his voice and said a few words.
Lin Jinglan's hand holding the pen paused. Then, he thought for a moment and wrote the word "accept" on the paper.
"It's time to act."
Tongfang County.
On this day, Shen Zhiyao was transplanting grapefruits on Zhuangzi, and was going to try to hybridize grapefruits and oranges. She wanted to hybridize oranges.
Before she could take action, Mrs. Sun came to report that someone else from Zhuangzi came, someone from the palace.
After Shen Zhiyao washed her hands, she went to the hall of her house.
Sure enough, I saw a eunuch from the palace sitting in the hall drinking tea.
As soon as Shen Zhiyao arrived, the eunuch stood up.
"County Master Shen, you are so rich and noble."
The eunuch said with a smile, and then asked Shen Zhiyao to take the order.
Why did the emperor give her another imperial edict?
What hasn't she done recently?
Shen Zhiyao was confused and couldn't figure out what the eunuch was talking about about the incredible wealth.
She was still a little confused until the eunuch read the imperial edict and learned that Emperor Zhaoxing made her the princess.
After Shen Zhiyao received the imperial edict, he was about to give the eunuch money when the eunuch smiled and said: "County Master Shen, no, it's time to call the princess now. Princess, don't be anxious, there is a second imperial edict."
Is there a second way?
So weird.
"By God's blessing, the emperor issued an edict: Shen Zhiyao, the princess of the Shen family, is of noble character and has a good heart, and is gentle and honest... She is specially given to Prince Rui to choose an auspicious day to get married. I appreciate this!"
The eunuch quickly finished reading the contents of the imperial edict.
While the eunuch was reciting the imperial edict, Shen Zhiyao's mind wandered for several rounds.
Finally, she stood up to accept the order and gave the eunuch the reward silver she had prepared.
The eunuch said some auspicious words, and Shen Zhiyao chatted with him for a while, seemingly curious to find out why she was given a marriage to Prince Rui.
However, the eunuch is not very clear either.
In fact, it was just a coincidence that Emperor Zhaoxing would think of Shen Zhiyao when he issued such an imperial edict.
Emperor Zhaoxing did not want to marry Lin Jinglan to the daughter of an important minister who held real power, but the status of the other party could not be lowered.
After much thought, there was no suitable candidate.
It just so happened that that day in the court, a courtier reported that the amount of pork in markets around the country had increased recently than before.
The common people also praised one after another. After the castration of the pigs, if they were raised according to the methods stated in the court notice, each pig could indeed gain dozens of kilograms more meat, and the pork tasted much more delicious.
Thinking of the matter reported by his ministers, Emperor Zhaoxing thought of Shen Zhiyao.
Then, Emperor Zhaoxing had an idea in his mind to marry Shen Zhiyao to Lin Jinglan.
But Shen Zhiyao is just the head of the county, and his status is not enough?
It's okay. After the people castrated the pigs, didn't the effect of raising pigs come out? Shen Zhiyao's contribution can be further mentioned and he can be directly named the princess.
This is enough.
